H05K 1/189
Characterised by the use of flexible or folded printed circuits
Official title: characterised by the use of flexible or folded printed circuits
H05K1/189 (Characterised by the use of flexible or folded printed circuits) appears on 4,836 US grants and 5,642 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H05K- Granted patents
- 4,836
- Published applications
- 5,642
- Assignees
- 1,626
- Inventors
- 10,777
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 46 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 37 | 23 |
| 2002 | 46 | 76 |
| 2003 | 67 | 94 |
| 2004 | 61 | 123 |
| 2005 | 83 | 131 |
| 2006 | 83 | 136 |
| 2007 | 78 | 125 |
| 2008 | 88 | 150 |
| 2009 | 104 | 174 |
| 2010 | 97 | 144 |
| 2011 | 111 | 118 |
| 2012 | 116 | 132 |
| 2013 | 97 | 159 |
| 2014 | 114 | 157 |
| 2015 | 126 | 206 |
| 2016 | 174 | 191 |
| 2017 | 179 | 215 |
| 2018 | 204 | 295 |
| 2019 | 299 | 379 |
| 2020 | 339 | 503 |
| 2021 | 369 | 461 |
| 2022 | 369 | 464 |
| 2023 | 346 | 390 |
| 2024 | 385 | 333 |
| 2025 | 355 | 272 |
| 2026 | 163 | 191 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Flexible printed circuit to suspension soldering improvement6 Oct 2026US 12,757,332 B2Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Battery module with integrated pressure measurement29 Sep 2026US 12,749,725 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Display device29 Sep 2026US 12,750,956 B2Innolux Corporation
- Disk device8 Sep 2026US 12,733,097 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Apparatus and method of manufacturing a display device8 Sep 2026US 12,733,104 B2Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Display device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310021 A1Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
- Flexible and stretchable structures8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313807 A1Liquid Wire Inc.
- Probe, measuring device, and power line monitoring system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299050 A1Hydro-Quebec
- Flexible or moveable substrate with force sensing architecture1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302101 A1Logitech Europe S. A.
- Display module and preparation method therefor, and display device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0305092 A1Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Low noise optical probe1,300US 5,638,818 AMasimo Corporation · 1997
- Oximeter sensor assembly with integral cable1,236US 4,964,408 AThor Technology Corporation · 1990
- Low noise optical probe1,199US 6,088,607 AMasimo Corporation · 2000
- Flex circuit shielded optical sensor1,182US 6,985,764 B2Masimo Corporation · 2006
- Low-noise optical probes1,177US 5,782,757 AMasimo Corporation · 1998